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Glenn Wiebe 10/9/24 Glenn Wiebe 10/9/24

Connections

When we ask students to see connections, we're doing more than just covering the content. You're asking kids to understand the world around them, an interconnected web of stuff that all works together. You're supporting critical thinking and problem-solving. What's not to like?

Ginger Lewman 1/29/24 Ginger Lewman 1/29/24

Personalized Greetings with “Personality-Plus”

It’s a universal “inside joke” that the kid we’d really like to have a break from is the one who is never absent. Like EVER. And while it’s kind of a joke, it’s also kind of true. Those kids can really wear us out. Did I just break some unwritten “teacher code” by saying this out loud? I hope not.

But what if we flipped the script for a moment?